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Close-up of a dark metal printing block with raised feathery leaf patterns, its worn wooden base visible against a black background.

Ambrosia altera.

A close-up of a printing block showing a dense, intricate pattern of raised, feathery leaf or fern-like forms, rendered in dark metal. The block's edge shows a worn wooden base against a black background, with light catching the ridges of the carved relief.

Artist
Liberale, Giorgio
Date
[1562?]
Medium
Woodcuts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2956 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1572.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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